A dedicated 4x4 channel on CB.

Why re-invent the wheel?

SteveD said:

Why re-invent the wheel?

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Because when the wheel stops turning of you end up with a flat, it helps to get it going again.

It's still a wheel though

SteveD said:

It's still a wheel though

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It is, think the point is not to reinvent it, just replace the Britpart bearings so it moves again lol.
The old 'rules' about ch 9 for emergency, 14 for mobile calling and 19 for base calling went out the window years ago.

SteveD said:

Why re-invent the wheel?

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Read the thread .. we usually use 10, some use 16, some use whatever channel they like .. which is as it was and maybe how it should be ..

The premise of the thread, however, is that when out if we all use 16 we might just get someone else with a 4x4 who could help if we're in the ****e. It's easy to use, easy to remember and 'might just work' ... Easier than scanning or if you don't have a scan button flicking through and calling on all channels to connect to like-minded people. At least knowing 16 is 'a 4x4 channel' means you know where best help might be got.

Frankly, if I'm in trouble I don't want the type of people who frequent CB round our area trying to help .. I fear half my Landie would be broken off as payment ..

Would have helped this morning. I was following a gray Forward Control through sudbury, and noticed his fuel filler cap was off, swinging on it's chain. He went through lights just as they changed and stopped me. I could have let him know if we were all on 16

flatlander said:

Would have helped this morning. I was following a gray Forward Control through sudbury, and noticed his fuel filler cap was off, swinging on it's chain. He went through lights just as they changed and stopped me. I could have let him know if we were all on 16

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Only if
A) he had a CB
B) it was turned on

The Mad Hat Man said:

Only if
A) he had a CB
B) it was turned on

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True but I might turn mine on and leave it on 16 if I thought there would be anyone on it.

Leave it on 19

The Mad Hat Man said:

Leave it on 19

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Never heard anyone on 19 yet

really, when mines working properly (its on the to do list) theres 3 or 4 locals on there, not heard anything useful on the move yet though...

timtheenchanteruk said:

really, when mines working properly (its on the to do list) theres 3 or 4 locals on there, not heard anything useful on the move yet though...

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Mine probably isn't working properly. The only thing I get is that strange bloke on channel 20 something.

I actually posted something about him before, complaining cause the pub had changed into a sandwich shop and he was 32 stone and eating 20 butties a day

Mind you my pig has taken to changing the channels since I let it sit on the dash

Well, read the first few pages of this thread last night and ordered a new cb rig to put in the disco. I had one years ago for my old IIa and tried to re-install it in the disco a few months back (I had the head-lining out so it seemed like a good time to put an aerial in and thread the cable), but found that although I could receive I couldn't transmit. Project went on a back-burner.

This morning I've continued reading and a couple of pages further in found that it might just be a u/s PTT button on my old rig that was preventing it transmitting. 'Spose when the new rig arrives (also a midland) I can try the new mic on the old rig and see if that cures it.

Anyway, when it arrives I'll have a play on 16 and 19 and see if I can raise any of you good buddies...

(If I'd had it yesterday morning I could have had a chat with the convoy of well-prepared looking land rovers and range rovers that were coming down the A470 from Merthyr Tydfil.)

I've not got or seen a Landyzone window sticker but maybe it should be redesigned to include the new CB channel?

Andy Land said:

Channel 16 (4x4 ... nice one Mr Defender, I read it on Facebook) it is then ... I'll stay tooned while drivin' the Fender.

Oh and Suew ... I too had an illegal AM rig on my old mini clubman ... and I'm only 48 years young!

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Me too I was too young to drive. Used to run off 12volt transformer and a di-pole converted to use a firestick. Those were some fun days, met some very dodgy lookin folk that were the salt of the earth...........and some very dodgy folk lol

Bit like here

If it taught me one thing though. NEVER judge a book by its cover

In the last 12 months I've managed one contact, he was around 6 miles away. We both had a good chinwag for a few minutes until he was out of range. Since then all I hear are tractor drivers talking to each other, usually on the lower channels.

flat said:

i am debating whether to get a CB or not, i cant think i would use it often but its not expensive for a starter kit........

I have worked out how to make a cb work off a clansman aerial so would look good on my rover :-D

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did you end up hooking up the CB to the clansman radio?

Fitted mine in the other day just need a new DV mount as i sold mine when i sold my s11a swb a few years back

Im thinking of using the original wing mounts for the ariel antenna but a standard CB inside, from what Ive read on the forums the Clansman radios are rather difficult to operate... whichj is too bad as they look the bit.

Handy in Morocco, channel 16, only people I have heard on the CB around here was some people discussing an activity called "dogging" in Thetford forest, other than that nothing.

I need to relocate my ariel to the front bumper as it has to be removed otherwise it tangles up in my cherry tree on the drive.

Any recommendations for a good, inexpensive CB, for a beginner.